Report of the city of Somerville 1935, Part 16

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1935
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The expenditure for care for school buildings is wholly in charge of the City Government.


The amount paid for janitors is


$105,058.35


The cost of fuel is


38,186.28


The cost of light is


22,577.40


A total cost of


165,822.03


A total cost per capita of.


9.98


Cost of repairs


40,506.73


-


+


STATEMENT OF WORK OF SCHOOL NURSES For School Year ending June 30, 1935


PUPILS ESCORTED TO CLINICS


Oper-


ations


Conta- gion found in


* Home Visits


Hy- giene Talks


Pedic- ulosis


Un- clean


Eye


Ear


Nose and Throat


*Med- ical


Sur- gical


Skin


Dental


Corrected Vision


Corrected Hearing


Tonsils


Adenolds


School


Home


New


Old


School


Home


October


143


12136


1239


746


27


220


1649


42


216


645


16


127


12


1


46


6


27


4


37


2.1


1


2


1


4


34


45


288


531


235


Docember ..


112


7488


1930


681


16


149


694


160


26


654


69


141


13


2


15


14


17


2


2


9


25


7


494


7


January .....


114


6719


716


606


8


123


1099


480


43


644


13


194


15


3


1


6


29


11


2


2


6


3


27


8


839


9


February ...


123


6786


312


623


12


88


778


648


42


619


6-1


90


19


2


1


2


27


23


6


5


2


2


15


30


14


636


13


March ..


149


12192


1422


794


11


148


1087


977


43


1167


17


273


1


8


1


2


44


48


2


6


9


2


6


6


12


33


16


1493


12


April


144


9779


2677


721


20


166


2011


519


60


800


138


8


1


1


23


19


1


3


2


1


3


3


36


35


239


515


7


May


166


10042


6306


916


14


8-1


692


622


74


4


1


19


13


1


2


3


9


16


3


18


6


106


11


June


165


6733


266


593


30


131


9


63


1


7


1


Total ... 1413


92844


20894


6744 210 1787 10535


2726


702 5926


257 1236 109


6


22


7


214


87


296


7


20


59


9


24


24 140


4


264 692


6618


335


· Treated by famlly physlelan or dentist.


New: Seen first time during school year. Old: Cases followed up


13,445 Children weighed. 46 Class Talks In Hyglene given.


21 Tonsil and Adenold Examinations.


100


6696


948


456


29


467


724


144


76


17


1


20


13


137


73


53


5


...


...


......


18


6


154


15


November ..


197


14279


6778


909


48


211


1801


121


846


18


258


7


1


Old


New


Old


New


Old


New


Old


New


Old


New


Optician


seen


Guardian


Teachers


New


Old


New


Old


New


Old


New


Old


New


....


...


48


57


2


2


2


4


4


10


1


29


9


784


26


School


DATE


Total No. of Pupils


Notice sent to


Consultations with


Consultations with


Treatment In School


INSPECTIONS


Dental


Med. Inspector


.


4


September ..


...


66


......


.


1


16


43


1


214


11


The second important expenditure is wholly under the control of the School Committee and is covered by what is known as the "School Contingent" appropriation. The following is the itemized account :


-Day Schools


Expenditures


Total


High


Junior


Elementary Vocational


High


-Evening Schools Elementary


Vocational


Continuation School and American- ization Work


Officers' Salaries ..


$34,189.65


Office Expenses


3,699.35


Text Books


15,320.89


$4,804.44


$4,688.96


$5,544.87


$68.35


$213.40


..


..


$0.87


Stationery


and


Supplies


and


Other Expenses


of instruction ....


21,144.49


7,527.01


4,781.94


5,749.73


2,426.94


309.60


10.93


338.34


Miscellaneous


(Tuition, etc.) ..


4,297.23


1,082.91


688.54


2,314.68


96.49


44.15


5.26


4.00


61.20


Total


$78,651.61


$13,414.36


$10,159.44


$13,609.28


$2,591.78


$567.15


$16.19


$4.00


$400.41


....


..


The third, and by far the largest, element of the cost of schools is the sum spent for the salaries of teachers. This expenditure is under the control of the School Committee.


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


289


The following statement shows the distribution of the sums paid for salaries :


-Day Schools-


Expenditures


Total


High


Junior


Elementary


Vocational


High


-Evening Schools- Elementary


Vocational


Continuation School and American- ization Work


Supervisors


$24,225.00


$3,605.00


$4,615.00


$14,205.00


$1,800.00


Principals


53,521.64


5,000.00


11,266.66


28,924.98


$6,500.00


$420.00


$354.00


$156.00


900.00


Teachers


1,126,477.22


253,063.72


323,070.16


502,427.02


26,760.32


10,820.00


1,128.00


549.00


8,659.00


Total


$1,204,223.86


$261,668.72


$338,951.82


$545,557.00


$33,260.32


$11,240.00


$1,482.00


$705.00


$11,359.00


The total outlay for all school purposes includes all the preceding and the sums spent for schoolhouse repairs and new buildings.


290


ANNUAL REPORTS


291


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


The total outlay for the school year ending June 30, 1935, is as follows :


Care


$165,822.03


Contingent


44,461.96


Salaries


1,238,413.51


Total for school maintenance


1,448,697.50


Paid for repairs


40,506.73


Paid for new buildings


72,417.70


Total for all school purposes


1,561,621.93


Each dollar of the sum spent for the support of schools has been divided in the following proportion :


1930


Janitors' salaries ..


$0.070


1931 $0.073


1932 $0.074


1933 $0.074


1934 $0.075


1935 $0.073


Heat and light ....


0.039


0.047


0.042


0.038


0.035


0.042


Administration


0.019


0.023


0.025


0.024


0.024


0.026


School supplies ....


0.047


0.041


0.038


0.035


0.032


0.028


Teachers' salaries


0.825


0.816


0.821


0.829


0,834


0.831


$1.000


$1.000


$1.000


$1.000


$1.000


$1.000


The Per Capita Cost of Day Schools for 1934 and 1935


High School.


Junior High Schools.


Elementary Schools.


All Day Schools.


1931.


1935.


Change


1934.


1935.


Change


1934.


1935.


Change


1934.


1935.


Change


Instruction Supplies Care


$86.33 4.62 10 37


៛85.08 4.57 10.27


-$1.25 0.05 0.10


$83.84 2.93 8.30


$86.17 2.85 9.58


+ $2.33 -0.08 +1.28


$61.50 1.88 8.92


$60.64 1.61 9.12


-- - $0.86 -0.27 +0.20


$71.90 2.66 9.04


$72.13 2.49 9.53


+$0.23


-0.17


+0.49


Total


$101.32


$99.92


-$1.40


$95.07


$98.60


+$3.53


$72.30


$71.37


.. - $0.93


$83.60


$84.15


+$0.55


292


The following shows :


Per Capita Cost. The proper method of comparison of the cost of schools year by year is to consider the sum spent for each pupil in the average membership. In this computation we exclude the cost of evening schools, and the vocational schools.


ANNUAL REPORTS


293


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


.


Including the cost of maintenance of evening schools, the per capita cost is as follows :


Cost of Instruction


1930 $67.30


1931 $69.92


1932 $71.95


1933 $72.15


1934 $72.17


1935 $72.40


Cost of Supplies ..


3.56


3.19


3.15


2.83


2.67


2.51


Cost of Care


8.66


9.79


9.99


9.41


9.12


9.60


Total


$79.52


$82.90


$85.09


$84.39


$83.96


$84.51


An examination of these tables shows that we have paid $1.25 less for the instruction of each pupil in the High School than in 1934, and 5 cents less per pupil for supplies.


The elementary schools have cost 86 cents less per pupil for instruction, and 27 cents less for supplies.


The amount spent for the school year 1935 was $12.36, or 21 cents more than was spent in 1934. The amount yielded for each child in the average membership of the schools for 1935, not including the vocational schools, was $84.51.


294


Table 1-Schoolhouses, December, 1935


NAME


tNo. of Classrooms


No. of Sittings


Size of Lot, includ- ing Space Occupied by Build- ing


Material


How Heated


How Ventilated


Valuation, including Furniture


When Built


Enlargements


High


) West )


+102


3,047


Brick


Steam


Fan


*$1,263,500


1895 1871 1927


8 rooms added 1906 >30 rooms added 1913 (27 rooms added 1928


Gymnasium


1867


Prescott


13


1


922


49,310


Brick Brick


Steam Steam


Fan Fan


139,200


1916


Knapp


¥13


517


24,517


Brick


Steam Steam


Gravity Gravity


88,600


1891


13 rooms added 1918 8 rooms added 1923 Alterations and Add- itions made in 1931


4 rooms added 1882


** Edgerly


24,000


Brick


Steam


Gravity


43,000


1871


Glines


¥14


644


28,800


Brick


Steam


Gravity


101,400


1891


Chandler


35


1,448


74,124


Brick


Steam


Fan


638,900


1923


Forster


13


1


757


30,632


Brick


Steam


Gravity


112,000


1866


Bingham


16


657


35,586


Brick


Steam


Gravity


82,000


1886


Carr


15


649


20,450


Brick


Steam


Gravity


63,100


1898


Morse ..


12


434


29,000 23,260


Brick


Steam


Gravity


64,000


1869


Highland ..


12


422


Brick


Steam


Gravity


73,600


1880


Carried forward


328


11,375


$3,103,600


* Buildings are located on Central Hill Park, which contains 13-1/10 acres; land not included in valuation.


Includes home rooms, laboratories, shops, assembly rooms, etc.


** Torn down, being replaced.


¿ One room used for dental clinic.


ANNUAL REPORTS


4 rooms added 1894


Pope .


12


570


27,236


Brick


Bell


47


1,308


29,860


Brick


Steam


Fan


374,400


1874


-


4 rooms added 1892


5 rooms added 1896


Folsom S


13


1899


4 rooms added 1894 8 rooms added 1904


6 rooms added 1890 4 rooms added 1891


*


School / East


Southworth


¥11


59,900


1889


Table 1-(Concluded)-Schoolhouses, December, 1935


NAME


No. of Classrooms


No. of Sittings


Size of Lot, includ- ing Space Occupied by Build- ing


Material


How Heated


How Ventil ated


Valuation, including Furniture


When Built


Enlargements


Brought forward.


328 #14 44


11,375 500


35,034 218,071


Brick Brick


Steam Steam


Gravity Fan


$3,103,600 126,200 483,000


1896 1917


9 rooms added 1923 § Alterations and Addi- tions made in 1931 6 rooms added 1915


Cutler


20


873


53,729


Brick Brick


Steam


Fan Gravity


58,000


1902


Hanscom


10


531


16,767


Brick


Steam


Fan


70,500


1897


4 rooms added 1907 4 rooms added 1907


Brown


10


420


26,733


Brick


Steam


Gravity Gravity Unit


*47,000


1905


Cummings


8


301


22,800


Brick


Steam


System Unit


100,800


1930


Grimmons.


8


324


84,354


Brick


Steam


System


Burns


8


336


16,080


Brick


Steam


Gravity


49,000


1886


Lowe ..


8


386


21,650


Brick


Steam


Gravity


59,000


1903


Baxter


6


290


11,000


Brick


Steam


Gravity


40,700


1901


Perry


6


277


46,080


Brick


Steam


Gravity


56,100


1899


Boys' Vocational


( Davis 4 Machine Shop 2 ( Automobile Shop2


8


30,155


Wood


Steam


Gravity


71,000


1884


( Machine shop added 1917 Automobile shop added 1918


Durell


4


163


13,883


Brick


Steam Steam


Gravity Gravity


26,100


1894


Lincoln


4


166


17,662


Wood


25,700


1885


Total


507|18,285


* State property.


#One room used for Dental Clinic


295


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


83,700


1901


Proctor.


#9


356


Brick


Steam


89,500


1932


Original built in 1884


Bennett


12


475


21,964


Steam


145,800


1912


Hodgkins


Cliff


1,512


$4,635,700


4 rooms added 1899


296


ANNUAL REPORTS


Table 2-Cost of Maintaining Schools For the School Year 1934-1935


FROM SCHOOL APPROPRIATION.


SPENT BY CITY GOVERNMENT.


SCHOOLS.


Instruction and Supervision.


Supplies.


Care.


Total


High


$268,088.57


$14,404.51


$32,352.28


$314,845.36


Northeastern Jr.


126,725.73


3,842.29


10,659.86


141,227.88


Southern Jr.


111,643.71


3,491.50


13,678.53


128,813.74


Western Jr


108,793.11


4,113.32


13,768.87


126,675.30


Prescott


42,287.98


1,203.79


6,462.47


49,954.24


Hanscom


24,790.39


720.72


3,328.69


28,839.80


Bennett


22,256.19


985.56


3,206.64


26,448.39


Baxter


14,048.34


298.14


2,496.41


16,842.89


Knapp


24,678.13


630.07


3,479.54


28,787.74


Perry


12,849.70


357.78


2,496.42


15,703.90


Pope


24,800.82


826.26


3,632.83


29,319.91


Cummings


16,721.50


399.11


2,886.54


20,007.15


Edgerly


30,389.90


769.51


3,848.78


35,008.19


Grimmons


17,531.65


437.25


2,880.54


20,849.44


Forster


40,517.66


1,099.77


5,428.64


47,046.07


Bingham


35,230.10


753.51


4,473.12


40,456.73


Carr


33,555.82


741.05


4,941.28


39,238.15


Morse


26,037.45


592.76


3,681.60


30,311.81


Proctor


14,841.85


397.86


2,525.72


17,765.43


Durell


8,754.46


197.24


2,080.27


11,031.97


Burns


19,553.05


3449.48


2,886.54


22,789.07


Brown


23,290.00


763.35


3,276.69


27,330.04


Highland


22,289.13


495.70


2,769.63


25,554.46


Hodgkins


25,736.94


730.92


4,104.96


30,572.82


Cutler


44,687.95


1,216.87


6,683.39


52,588.21


Lincoln


7,759.25


263.37


2,080.27


10,102.89


Lowe


16,598.19


338.60


2,886.54


19,823.33


Atypical.


12,965.20


294.28


2,513.28


15,772.76


Sight Saving


2,072.42


29.31


307.73


2,409.46


Continuation


6,282.70


417.96


1,884.97


8,585.63


Americanization


5,359.50


27.45


1,609.71


6,996.66


Evening High


11,472.26


604.05


1,396.05


13,472.36


Elementary


1,498.30


18.78


913.70


2,430.78


Practical Arts


717.22


5.94


108.69


831.85


Boys' Vocational


30,772.34


2,571.48


2,938.14


36,281.96


Independent House- hold Arts.


2,816.00


72.42


1,092.71


3,981.13


Total


$1,238,413.51


$44,461. 96


$165,822.03


$1,448,697.50


Glines.


297


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


Table 3-Per Capita Cost of Maintaining Schools For the School Year 1934-1935


SCHOOLS.


Instruction and Supervision.


Supplies.


Care.


Total.


High


$85.08


$4.57


$10.27


$99.92


Northeastern Jr.


85.57


2.59


7.20


95.36


Southern Jr.


87.02


2.72


10.66


100.40


Western Jr.


85.93


3.25


10.88


100.06


Prescott


54.42


1.55


8.32


64.29


Hanscom


47.40


1.38


6.36


55.14


Bennett.


60.98


2.70


8.79


72.47


Baxter


73.17


1.55


13.00


87.72


Knapp


70.11


1.79


9.88


81.78


Perry


69.83


1.94


13.57


85.34


Pope


50.51


1.68


7.52


59.71


Cummings


56.49


1.35


9.75


67.59


Edgerly


61.40


1.55


7.78


70.73


Grimmons.


68.22


1.70


11.21


81.13


Forster.


54.75


1.49


7.34


63.58


Bingham


61.06


1.31


7.75


70.12


Carr


70.94


1.57


10.45


82.96


Morse


65.09


1.48


9.20


75.77


Proctor


58.66


1.57


9.98


70.21


Durell


84.99


1.91


20.20


107.10


Burns


74.63


1.33


11.02


86.98


Brown


60.33


1.98


8.49


70.80


Highland


70.76


1.57


8.79


81.12


Hodgkins


53.95


1.53


8.61


64.09


Cutler


58.34


1.59


8.73


68.66


Lincoln


52.43


1.78


14.06


68.27


Lowe


73.77


1.51


12.83


88.11


Atypical


124.66


2.83


24.16


151.65


Sight Saving


188.40


2.66


27.97


219.03


Evening


11.72


.54


1.21


13.47


Continuation


63.46


4.22


19.04


86.72


Americanization


18.87


.10


5.67


24.64


Elementary


60.64


1.61


9.12


71.37


All schools ( without


state-aided schools)


72.40


2.51


9.60


84.51


Boys' Vocational


191.13


15.97


18.25


Ind. Household Arts.


51.20


1.32


19.87


225.35 72.39


Glines


298


ANNUAL REPORTS


Table 4-Annual Cost of Maintaining the Schools


FOR A SERIES OF YEARS


Amounts are given to the nearest dollar and include what has been paid for maintaining day and evening schools of all grades.


EAR.


Average Member- ship.


Instruction and Super- vision.


School Supplies.


Light.


Heating.


Janitors.


School Tele- phones.


1912


11,710


$306,709


$30,319


$5,995 $15,676


$30,219


$512


$389,431


1913


11,856


320,744


25,877


5,842


16,055


32,939


542


402,092+


1914


12,320


338,587


26,843


6,448


18,952


33,711


624


425,165


1915


12,903


357,581


29,389


5,755


18,366


32,674


213


443,978


1916


13,191


363,948


26,098


6,233


20,197


34,667


451,143


1917


12,770


376,138


29,221


5,429


25,487


35,718


471,993


1918


12,656


410,589


33,587


6,966


35,839


42,063


18


529,062


1919


12,733


437,730


33,225


8,821


22,960


55,710


*559,328


1920


12,836


613,294


40,079


10,092


37,083


56,381


*757,679


1921


13,396


714,859


26,329


12,163


63,017


61,435


*878,153


1923


14,308


752,272


44,106


9,883


64,726


63,408


934,395


1924


14,544


769,773


52,757


9,803


34,162


67,277


933,772


1925


14,699


790,963


45,259


12,226


41,846


73,967


964,261


1926


15,042


851,758


46,497


13,319


23,316


74,924


1,009,814


1927


15,042


944,548


47,388


13,187


39,524


82,773


1,127,460


1928


15,190


974,328


51,041


13,898


23,544


86,580


1,149,391


1929


15,521


1,021,916


54,663


19,458


30,032


87,452


1,213,521


1930


15,632


1,076,845


59,560


18,403


31,827


89,483


1,276,118


1931


15,915


1,141,065


56,074


22,411


41,502


98,823


1,359,876


1932


16,030


1,188,529


53,788


26,819


32,306


104,709


1,406, 151


1933


16,303


1,200,830


48,644


22,777


29,751


105,412


1,407,413


1934


16,616


1,231,330


45,837


20,944


29,371


107,468


1,434,950


1935


6,613


1,238,414


44,462


22,577


38,186


105,058


1,448,697


t $92.50 included for rental of church for schoolhouse purposes in Ward 7.


* Includes $882.50, rent of Armory, in 1919. ,, ,,


750.00,


in 1920.


350.00,


in 1921


250.00, =


,,


in 1922.


61,987


*889,877


1922


14,109


747,905


42,682


10,531


26,521


FROM SCHOOL APPRO- PRIATION.


SUM SPENT UNDER DIRECTION OF CITY GOVERNMENT.


Total.


299


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


Table 5-Annual Cost Per Capita of Maintaining Schools


FOR A SERIES OF YEARS (Based on the average membership)


YEAR.


Instruction and Supervision.


School Supply Expenses.


Janitors, Heat and Light.


Total.


Assessors' Valuation of City.


Ratio of Cost of School Main- tenance to Valuation.


1912


$23 61


$2 12


$3 99


$29 72


$69,632,540


$ .00556


1913


24 54


1 91


4 18


30 63


71,848,811


.00559


1914


24 55


1 89


4 27


30 71


74,887,800


.00568


1915


24 90


2 03


3 92


30 85


77,153,500


.00575


1916


26 25


1 88


4 41


32 54


79,304,329


.00569


1917


26 72


2 05


4 61


33 38


78,921,472


.00595


1918


29 58


2 40


6 09


38 07


84,639,280


.00625


1919


31 82


2 45


6 43


40 70


87,353,424


.00643


1920


44 34


2 80


7 45


54 59


83,910,855


.00903


1921


50 07


1 60


9 62


61 29


86,718,290


.01012


1922


50 90


2 77


6 73


60 40


88,158,139


.01009


1923


50 39


2 85


9 24


62 48


92,519,400


.01010


1924


51 21


3 34


7 39


61 94


99,311,000


.00940


1925


51 25


2 79


8 35


62 39


104,769,800


.00920


1926


54 87


2 90


6 96


64 73


109,262,400


.00915


1927


60 89


2 94


8 49


72 32


116,406,900


.00969


1928


62 23


3 01


7 68


72 92


120,172,300


.00956


1929


63 95


3 19


8 33


75 47


118,840,900


.01021


1930


67 30


3 56


8 66


79 52


122,420,200


.01042


1931


69 92


3 19


9 79


82 90


123,051,300


.01105


1932


71 95


3 15


9 99


85 09


150,285,500


.00936


1933


72 15


2 83


9 41


84 39


119,798,800


.00704


1934


72 17


2 67


9 12


83 96


118,100,500


.00711


1935


72 40


2 51


9 60


84 51


117,182,500


.01236


300


ANNUAL REPORTS


Table 6-Amount Spent Annually for all School Purposes. FOR A SERIES OF YEARS


YEAR.


For New Schoolhouses.


For Repairs and Permanent Improvements.


For Maintaining Schools.


Amount Spent for all School Purposes


1912


$35,527


$14,163


$389,431


$439,121


1913


34,866


19,341


402,092


456,299


1914


120,913


19,700


425,165


565,778


1915


9,745


28,212


443,978


481,935


1916


81,184


21,634


451,143


553,961


1917


94,420


27,283


471,993


593,696


1918


100,177


30,126


529,062


659,365


1919


104,067


20,492


559,328


683,887


1920


200


44,286


757,679


802,165


1921


3,285


39,573


878,153


921,011


1922


7,576


36,629


889,877


934,082


1923


588,302


63,052


934,395


1,585,749


1924


289,938


57,593


933,772


1,281,303


1925


18,663


45,848


964,261


1,028,773


1926


741


59,903


1,009,814


1,070,458


1927


22,000


77,201


1,127,460


1,226,661


1928


105,469


57,226


1,149,391


1,312,086


1929


673,185


74,968


1,213,521


1,961,674


1930


351,638


72,927


1,276,118


1,700,684


1931


690,414


59,634


1,359,876


2,109,924


1932


440,776


52,637


1,406,152


1,899,565


1933


15,142


39,350


1,407,413


1,461,905


1934


29


50,357


1,434,950


1,485,336


1935


72,419


40,507


1,448,697


1,561,622


For years prior to 1912 see School Report of 1917.


301


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


TABLE 7- POPULATION AND SCHOOL CENSUS FOR SCHOOL YEAR 1934-1935


1842


1,013


1906


70,875


1921


94,500


1850


3,540


1907


72,000


1922


98,000


1860


8,025


1908


75,500


1923


99,000


1865


9,366


1909


75,500


1924


100,440


1870


14,693


1910


77,236


1925


99,032


1875


21,594


1911


78,000


1926


101,000


1880


24,985


1912


80,000


1927


102,000


1885


29,992


1913


81,000


1928


104,000


1890


40,117


1914


85,000


1929


105,000


1895


52,200


1915


86,854


1930


103,604


1900


61,643


1916


88,000


1931


104,000


1901


63,000


1917


93,000


1932


104,000


1902


65,273


1918


91,000


1933


104,000


1903


67,500


1919


91,500


1934


104,000


1905


69,272


1920


93,033


1935


100,773


School Census


Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age


inclusive, October 1, 1935


18,881


School Registration


Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age, inclusive, October 1, 1935 :-


In public schools


14,172


In private schools Total


18,726


Number of compulsory school age, 7 to 13 inclusive:


In public schools, males


4,631


females


4,401


9,032


In private schools, males


1,589


females


1,742


3,331


Total


12,363


4,554


302


ANNUAL REPORTS


Table 8-Attendance of the Public Schools for the School Year 1934-1935


SCHOOLS.


Annual


Enrollment.


Average


Membership.


Average


Attendance.


Per cent. of


Attendance.


No. Attending


in October.


' No. Attending


in June.


High


3,468


3,151


2,915


92.6


3,348


3.063


Northeastern Jr. High


1,552


1,481


1,398


94.4


1,492


1,469


Southern Jr. High


1,335


1,283


1,206


94.0


1,304


1,257


Western Jr. High


1,298


1,266


1,201


94.9


1,278


1,242


Boys' Vocational


174


161


153


95.0


166


145


Prescott


860


777


727


93.4


782


777


Hanscom


474


523


486


93.0


535


527


Bennett


400


365


343


94.0


375


361


Baxter


210


192


177


92.3


188


189


Knapp


382


352


330


93.4


355


351


Perry


194


184


168


91.3


183


183


Pope.


487


491


463


94.6


469


502


Cummings


319


296


276


93.2


297


291


*Edgerly


182


Glines


528


495


471


95.1


501


486


Grimmons


273


257


238


92.6


261


255


Forster


749


740


680


92.0


744


721


Bingham


610


577


540


93.6


576


565


Carr


521


473


447


94.5


485


466


Morse


420


400


379


94.7


407


394


Proctor


266


253


239


94.5


255


254


Durell


106


103


98


95.2


97


108


Burns


290


262


243


93.0


261


269


Brown


422


386


361


93.5


382


390


Highland


350


315


293


93.0


315


320


Hodgkins


508


477


444


93.1


470


485


Cutler


832


766


701


91.5


805


736


Lincoln


163


148


139


94.3


156


136


Lowe


240


225


209


93.1


220


232


Atypical


120


104


92


88.4


101


94


Sight Saving


10


11


10


94.4


11


11


Continuation


68


99


79


81.1


45


35


Total


17,811


16,613


15,506


93.3


16,864 16,314


Total for 1933-34


17,903


16,616


15,591


93.8


16,785


16,366


* Building torn down; new building being erected.


303


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


Table 9-Statistics of High School for School Year ending June, 1935


Number of teachers, including Head Master


117


Number of days school kept 177


Number enrolled


3,468


Average number belonging


3,151


Average daily attendance


2,915


Tardinesses


9,133


In class 1937, September


1,393


June


1,223


Per Cent, of loss


12.2


In class 1936, September


1,017


June


871


Per Cent. of loss


18.7


In class 1935, September


833


June


827


Per Cent. of loss


0.7


Special Students, October


51


June


42 17.6


Total, September


3,348


June


2,965


Per Cent. of loss


11.1


Number of graduates, male


417


Number of graduates, female


404


Total


821


Average age, male graduates


18 yrs. 1 mo ..


Average age, female graduates


18 yrs. 1 mo.


Number of graduates entering college


79


Number of graduates entering scientific schools


14


Number of graduates entering normal schools


25


Cost of instruction


$261,668.72


Cost of supplies


13,384.53


Total


$275,053.25


Per capita cost of instruction


83.04


Per capita cost of supplies


4.25


Total cost per capita


87.29


Per Cent. of loss


304


ANNUAL REPORTS


Table 10-Pupils by Grades, June, 1935


TEACHERS.


PUPILS.


Men.


Women.


SCHOOL.


GRADE.


Regular.


Assistants.


Boys.


Girls.


Total.


Never in First Grade Before


High


Special


22


20


42


Twelfth


423


404


827


Eleventh


499


472


971


Tenth


604


619


1223


Total


45


71


1


1,548


1,515


3,063


Junior High


Ninth


616


740


1,356


Eighth


631


632


1,263


Seventh


676


673


1,349


Total


50


114


2


1,923


2,045


3,968


Elementary


Sixth


9


38


2


637


699


1,336


Fifth


1


36


1


663


654


1,317


Fourth


39


2


688


678


1,366


Third.


38


3


692


640


1,332


Second


.10


1


711


632


1,343


First.


40


4


775


638


1,413


1299


Total


10


231


13


4,166


3,941


8,107


Kindergarten


16


12


- 460


431


891


Special


7


13


Sight Saving


1


6


5


11


Cadets


1


11


Atypical


8


59


35


94


Boys' Vocational ...


12


145


145


Independent


Household Arts


1


Americanization


1


Continuation


2


1


20


15


35


Grand Total


127


468


28


8,327


7,987


16,314


305


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


Table 1.1-Pupils in High, Junior High, Elementary, Vocational and Continuation Schools, 1934-1935


High


School


Junior


High


Schools


Elementary


Schools


Kinder-


gartens


Vocational


for Boys


Atypical


Schools


Sight


Saving


Continuation


School


Total


Annual enrollment


3468


4185


8686


1101


174


120


10


68


17,811


Average membership


3151


4030


8128


929


161


104


11


99


16,613


Average attendance


2915


3805


7637


815


153


92


10


79


15,506


Per cent. of attendance.


92.6


94.4


94.0


87.7


95.0


88.4


94.4


81.1


93.3


Number cases of tardiness


9133


1843


3728


155


226


261


·2


184


15,532


Number cases of dismissal


1343


1224


1757


17


77


24


1


27


4,470


Membership, October, 1934


3348


4074


8149


970


166


101


11


45


16,864


Membership, June, 1935


3063


3968


8107


891


145


94


11


35


16,314


No. cases corp. punishment


5


5


Table .12-Number of Pupils Admitted to Grade 1 in September


SCHOOL.


1931


1932


1933


1934


1935


Prescott


76


78


82


96


72


Hanscom


80


60


70


108


117


Bennett ..


75


60


50


42


49


Baxter


29


29


23


27


37


Knapp


47


38


32


31


33


Pope


83


59


80


60


67


Cummings


65


51


51


74


64


Grimmons.


58


51


49


39


46


Forster


93


92


94


130


118


Bingham


73


101


80


71


70


Carr


60


51


57


44


55


Morse


55


46


60


50


53


Proctor


40


30


35


32


29


Durell


28


35


18


21


26


Burns


59


63


68


64


68


Brown®


53


53


55


48


56


Hodgkins


59


71


60


83


61


Cutler


114


92


121


111


114


Lincoln


35


36


41


40


26


Lowe


73


50


67


43


57


Total


1,362


1,296


1,330


1,289


1,299


32


37


30


31


38


Perry


44


43


Edgerly


75


69


69


Glines.


44


38


School


Class


306


ANNUAL REPORTS


Table 13-Eighth Grade Promotions, Junior High Schools, June, 1935


Promotion from the eighth grade to the ninth grade in the Junior High School corresponds to the promotion from the last grade of a grammar school to the High School.


SCHOOL


Number in Class


in June


No. Promoted to


Grade 9


No. Entering Grade 9


No. Entering Schools


Outside City


No. Going to Work


No. Not Located


No. Entering Voca-


No. Entering Other


Junior High Schools In City


Northeastern Junior High


481


464


455


1


3


4


1


Southern Junior High


351


325


305


1


4


4


5


Western Junior High


452


432


417


4


1


2


0


Total


1284


1221 1177


6


00


10


6


14


Table13A-Ninth Grade Promotions, Junior High Schools, June, 1935


Promotion from the ninth grade to the tenth is the promo- tion from the Junior High School to the Senior High School. The tenth grade corresponds to the second year of a four-year High School.


SCHOOL


Number in Class


No. Promoted to


High School


No. Entering


Somerville High


Other Schools, Pub-


lic or Private


No. Going to Work


No. Not Located


No. Entering Boys'


Vocational School


No. Remaining at Home


Northeastern Junior High


509


501


*448


17


28 10


0 8


4


4


Southern Junior High


454


435


397


7


11


Western Junior High


406


393


364


23


1


3


1


1


Total


1369


1329 1209.


47


39


11


7


16


tional School


00 00 C


in June


School


No. Entering


2


Includes 1 who has died.


307


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


Table 14-Comparative Statistics of the Attendance Department for the School Year, 1934-1935


1934


1935


Change


Number of visits to the schools


809


650


-159


Number of visits to the homes


2,351


2,158


-193


Number of cases investigated


1,654


1,563


-81


Number of cases found to be truancy or absenteeism


301


323


+22


Number of different pupils who were tru- ants or habitual absentees


163


182


+19


Number who were truants for the first time Number who were truants for the second time


35


36


+1


Number who were truants for three or more times




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